Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-12-06

Names of Persons Who want the
Building to Recommendations Con"
trIbutions.
The following was issued yesterday:
THE STATE HOUSE VOTE.
To the Taxpayers and Voters of New Haven
You are to vote December whether to repair
vote the enclosed bailoS for repairs The state
House is the largest public building in town, ana
well built and IS in sound condition inside. The
walls are solid and strong and the ragged look OF
the marble steps and facngs of the basement is due
simply to the total neglect of ordinary repairs for
twenty years. The city already needs
more accommodations for its public, offices end
departments, and the city school district needs
more for its industrial schools, night schools ana
House can be fitted for any Of these uses and made
to look better than it ever did for S25 600.
quire the moving of SO many loads of heavy mate
rial that it would probably cost at least $40 900.
These facts shown by the different official RS
ports to the city government the State House
and by the published opinions of our leading bnld
ers and architects. In our judgment to pull It
We should not hesitate to:repalr 1t any more than
is needed for public uses and can be occupied for
them the moment it is made to look as it should, by
these outside repairs -.
Vote the ballot printed For repairs of State
House, Second proposition
New Haven, December 5, 1887.
James E. English, George NJ. Grant, Wilbur +.
Day, E. B. Bowditch, Rufus S. Pickett, Maier Zun-
der, J. F. Goodrich, George S Arnold, o. B. North,
Tracy Peck Henry S. Dawson, F. S Andrew, John
G. GalflagheE H B Armstrong A J. Beers Mm.
ley Sa.,a A dudngton Lynd de- Hs spaTp1
Alphonso Thill, IT. Z. Hctchkiss E Br0okS,
aass aS%ss c1e II : H Mfs cnamesrn a Iss
SEND Hfo English Efay FEsSRen John m R
james NJ. 3; Dwight, Charles H. Trowbridge, Thorn
as Butler, N. Steinert, R; NJ. Hoggson, John NJ
gett, Justus S. Hotchkiss, Ward Coe, Amory e,
Rowland, Joseph B. Manvile. Leonard j. Sanford
Granniss, Joseph Sheldon, H B. Perry, E. H. bishop
b. G, Pardee, Robert S. Ives E. 1. Foote, Geo. F
F. English A. L. Kidston, q. W. Maltby, Geo. A.
Root, John H Whiting, Ransom Hills, Elijah Gil
The State House.
The architect of the State House was
Ithiel Towne of this city; who was one OF the
most skillful, refined and artistic of his craft
in this country of his day and time, as the
grand model of the art of architecture on ou1
Green attests to this day of nearly sixty
years of the age of the structure
The model was taken from the Parthenon,
or temple of Minerva of Athens (Greece),
which crowned the Acropolis and was its
chief ornament. The most striking object OF
Athens is the Acropolis, its citadel or for.
tress, which is rugged rock which rises one
hundred and fifty feet above the plain. On
this summit stands the Parthenon, built OF
hard white marble. It was finished in B. G.
438. All that the most refined art and IN
limited expenditure could effect was devoted
to produce a work of the utmost magnifi-
cence. 1t is now a ruin because of its age OF
over two thousand years. The chief portion
of the sculpture of the edifce was removed
by Lord Elgin and now forms one of the
leading features of the collection of antqui.
ties in the British Museum. The Parthenon
is generally regarded as the most perfect ex-
ample of Grecian art.
And here we have in our city model of
this noble monument of ancient art 1t is
simply perfection in its proportions and is,
without doubt, the very finest and most ma
jestic form of architecture on this continent,
and gives to those who critically contem-
plate its faultless proportions and general eff
feet the highest degree of satisfaction, pleas
ure and pride.
Shall this model (the best in existence) of
ancient art and architecture, which can be
utilized Gf not just at this present time, here
after) be destroyed, which would be nothing
short of vandalism pure and simples
If thistelic of other day and time of this
ancient and classic city is to be ruthlessly
desolated by vandal hands, let all our
relics of the olden times of this city be blot
ted out.
The trees; put the axe to them, root and
branch, because they are old like the old
CfQtn md ~ hat. oIo,o a.
cayed.
The churches on the Green; tear them
down.
The fence around the Green; take that
away.
The Green; no more of that Convert il
into building lots and let business hold its
sway there.
The old cemetery; let the city be extended
over the bounds and confines of that sacred
area. g. L. c.
Not a member of the Historical society,
nor town born.